Longpath's Dear FutureMe!

It isn't always easy to make good decisions for our future selves. Whether it's about eating healthy food, saving for retirement, or recycling, we tend to pick what we want right now over what we might need in the far-off futures.

But social science research shows that we can actually get better aligned with our futures. It all starts with turning future you into a pen pal...

Try writing a letter to your futures. You write it, we'll make sure it's received. But before you start typing, close your eyes and imagine the futures that you're writing to. Who exactly is future you? What do they have present you to thank for?